Entries in 'marketplace' (20)
Play.com to shut down retail business
The closure of the Jersey tax loophole last year has been blamed for the end of Play.com as we know it.
Facebook and Twitter apps pulled from Xbox Live
Microsoft has removed the dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps from the Xbox 360 marketplace.
Windows 8 Marketplace will not sell 18-rated games
Microsoft’s own guidelines for the Windows 8 Marketplace will prevent the sale of 18 rated games, it has been confirmed.
Android Market rebranded as Google Play
A new consolidated media hub called Google Play has replaced the search engine giant’s Android Marketplace service.
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Snes9x emulator pulled from Android Market
Google has removed a popular software emulator that allows Android users to play illegal copies of SNES games on their handsets from the Android Marketplace.
Microtransactions hit DC Universe Online
An in-game microtransaction-based Marketplace has been introduced to Sony Online Entertainment's PS3 and PC MMO title DC Universe Online.
XBL Marketplace back online after outage
The Xbox Live Marketplace was inoperable for a brief period last night, though Microsoft has insisted that the problems were not due to any kind of hack or intrusion.
Kongregate returns to Android marketplace
The Android version of the Kongregate Arcade app is now available to download again.
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Kongregate “shocked” by app removal
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer has declared he was “shocked” by Google’s removal of his firm’s Kongregate Arcade app from the Android Marketplace.
EA kicks off half-price Xbox Live sale
Electronic Arts has started its own DLC sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Games for Windows Marketplace gets facelift
Microsoft has gone live with its brand new look and design for its Steam-rivalling Games for Windows Marketplace.
Android Market welcomes 100,000th app
Android Market has reached the 100,000 apps milestone, confirmed by Google's official AndroidDev Twitter account.
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Games blamed as Amazon’s profits fall
Despite a 14 per cent year-on-year increase in Amazon’s Q2 revenue at online retail colossus Amazon, the website has reported lower than expected profits for the last 12 months – ...
Xbox Live revenues ahead of PSN
It had appeared that Sony had got one over rival Microsoft when it announced earlier this week that the number of registered users on PSN has passed 20 million – ...
XBLA Deal of the Week returns
Microsoft has announced that, following a successful trial last December, it is to resurrect its Xbox Live Arcade ‘Deal of the Week’ this year – and it begins today with ...
EA announces branded XBLA Channel
EA and Hasbro have announced that they are to launch a branded channel on Xbox Live Arcade under the Hasbro Family Games Night banner.
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Free game offer on XBLA
Users of Microsoft’s Xbox Live service will be able to log in and download a free Live Arcade title called Dash of Destruction today – thanks to a Doritos competition ...
Microsoft announces XBL Deals of the Week
Microsoft’s online mouthpiece Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb has announced that the firm is to discount one item per week on its Xbox Live Marketplace throughout the month of December.
Games for Windows Live to challenge Steam?
Microsoft has, without great fanfare, revamped its Xbox 360-a-like Games For Windows Live service, and the introduction of a PC version of content delivery service Live Marketplace suggests that the ...
Capcom to launch dedicated PSN storefront
Japanese developer and publisher Capcom is to launch its own dedicated storefront on Sony’s PlayStation Network Store, Edge Online reports.
